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UDMA = ultra direct memory access. you want that enabled. otherwise it'll
run PIO, processor input/output, which is a lot slower.
IDE is the cable running from the hard drive (or cd/dvd roms) to the
motherboard (if your computer uses IDE cables). I don't recall what IDE
stands for though. Anyway, one end of the cable should be plugged into the
hard drive. The other end into the motherboard. There should also be a
connector inbetween where you would attach another hard drive (hdd) or cd/dvd
rom.
Entering the BIOS like Sparda had mentioned (F2) is where you'd change the
order of boot up devices. Looking at a Dell OptiPlex gx260 bios just go down
to where it says boot sequence and hit enter. Disable any options it has
that say something other than "Hard-Disk Drive X:" where X is the hdd
partition with the windows install. So that should be the only one with the
checkmark next to it. Exit and save those settings and see if it boots up
faster.
If it still fails to boot up in a decent amount of time i'd say it's a
driver issue. From what I've seen windows trying to establish network
connections can slow down the boot process. That and if you've recently
installed an app or hardware it could've installed a driver that might be
causing some conflicts. You may need to do a system restore back to a point
where you remember the boot up not taking as long.
Hope any of that helps.
God Bless
"GrammyAndy" wrote:
> I put the slave on off and the secondary slave on off. On the IDE it says
> "IDE Device UDMA" then on or off. Which do I do? Or do I get into the IDE
> some other way. I don't know what the IDE is. Sorry. Thanks for being
> patient with me.
> --
> GrammyAndy
>
>
> "Sparda" wrote:
>
> > "" wrote:
> > > Boot is faster but I still have problems. I pressed DEL to
> > > find BIOS, thank
> > > you. When the computer first comes on it has a black screen
> > > with the Dell on
> > > it. It says "Dell Dimension 300 series. BIOS Revision A01
> > > At top F2-setup F12-Boot Menu" i can get into boot menu now.
> > > It is really
> > > slow. It takes 2 minutes to go to next screen or set up menu
> > > or boot menu.
> > > Next screen is Microsoft Windows XP screen that is loading
> > > with the blue
> > > loading bar. It takes 2 minutes to get to my desktop. I did
> > > what you told
> > > me and like I said it is a little faster and doesn't hang up.
> > > But, is still
> > > way too slow. Thank you for your help.
> > > --
> > > GrammyAndy
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sparda" wrote:
> > >
> > > > "" wrote:
> > > > > Sparda how do you get into BIOS?
> > > > > --
> > > > > GrammyAndy
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "GrammyAndy" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I will try thank you Brian. Sparda I haven't had a
> > > second
> > > > > hard drive
> > > > > > installed.
> > > > > > Thanks again
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > GrammyAndy
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Sparda" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > "" wrote:
> > > > > > > > (I couldn't post because my pop ups were blocked.
> > > > > Finally I
> > > > > > > > figured it out.
> > > > > > > > ) So, When I try to boot up my computer it says
> > > > > "F2-setup
> > > > > > > > F12-Boot Menu I
> > > > > > > > can't get into Boot Menu Then when I press F2
> > > after a
> > > > > long
> > > > > > > > time about 3
> > > > > > > > minutes it finally says on another screen
> > > "Secondary
> > > > > drive O
> > > > > > > > not found"
> > > > > > > > "Secondary drive 1 not found." It takes about two
> > > > > minutes to
> > > > > > > > boot up after I
> > > > > > > > press F1 to continue. I can't find what's wrong.
> > > > > Thanks for
> > > > > > > > reading this.
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > GrammyAndy
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is a problem wiht your drive configuration,
> > > nothing
> > > > > to do with
> > > > > > > windows. At any point did you used to have a second
> > > hard
> > > > > drive
> > > > > > > installed?
> > > > > > >
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> > > >
> > > > In most cases you would press del or F2 (more or less) as
> > > soon as you
> > > > turn the computer on, it should tell you on the post screen,
> > > if all
> > > > you see when you turn the computer on is a picture of the
> > > builder of
> > > > your PC (eg Dell) the press tab as soon as this apears and
> > > it should
> > > > tell you which button to press, the BIOS is often refered to
> > > as the
> > > > Setup screen.
> > > >
> >
> > Perhaps it’s doing the same thing for the slave drive interface on
> > the secondary IDE channel, asuming you only have 1 CD/DVD drive
> > disable the slave drive internetfae on the secondary IDE channel
> > (IDE1:1)
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